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One Thing to Work on This Year
A New Year's Resolution Based on Four Decades of Success If you are looking for big improvements in your life then your diet is the right place to focus. In the late 1970s, when Dr. McDougall was developing the McDougall Diet after reading the bulk of the nutritional science published since the early 1900s, he came to the conclusion that starches, vegetables and fruits were ideal for human nutrition. These humble plant parts supplied all of the calcium, iron and high-quality protein that any
Elizabeth M. – Sharing My McDougall Success: It Truly Works
My journey isn’t over, and I still have weight to lose, but today, I want to celebrate how far I’ve come. As the year comes to an end, I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has changed my life—especially Stacy, who has supported me every week through both setbacks and victories. When I started the 12-Day McDougall Program in July, I took a picture of myself, and this morning, I took another (see attached). The difference is incredible. Though I still have
What is the Best Formulation of Vitamin B12?
Vitamin B12, also called "cobalamin," is one of the eight water-soluble vitamins that play a key role in the metabolism of every cell in the human body, and is especially important in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and the formation of red blood cells.
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Star McDougallers
Watch and read the inspiring success stories of people who reclaimed their health by following the McDougall Program. Some put chronic ailments behind them, others experienced dramatic weight loss, and still others faced and overcame far more dire circumstances. Here is where our Star McDougallers speak for themselves.
Do you have an inspiring success story as a result of following the McDougall Program? Have you experienced dramatic weight loss or put chronic ailments behind you? Maybe you have cured yourself of diabetes or kept cancer or MS at bay. Whatever your success story, we’d love for you to share it with us.
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Medical Topics
- Anti-Aging
- Arthritis
- Bowel Problems
- Breast Cancer
- Cholesterol & Triglycerides: Risk Factors
- Colon and Other Cancers
- Depression and Mental Disorders
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease & Atherosclerosis
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Kidney Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) & Diet
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Enlargement (BPH)
- Working with MDs